Statins, Omega-3 and Inflammation
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Hi Dr. Lundell,
I just bought your book and am excited to read it. My cholesterol readings arenormal, my C-Reactive Protein is .079. My doctor wants to put me on statins for preventative reasons. What do you think of that? I don’t want to take them.
I’ve read that [...]
Other Inflammatory Markers, Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Cardiovascular Disease
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Atherosclerosis and inflammation share similar basic mechanisms involving the adhesion of leukocytes to vascular endothelium in their early phases.
Read More...Heart Disease Risk Factor - Inflammation
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Remember the last time you scraped your knee? As it healed, it grew red and warm, sometimes leaking pus. That was inflammation at work.
Read More...Anti-Inflammatory Action Plan
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Once thought to be a simple problem of too much cholesterol, it is now widely accepted that inflammation also plays a central role in the atherosclerotic process.
Read More...Looking Beyond Cholesterol
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For many of the 250,000 people who succumb each year from sudden cardiac death, cholesterol - now the main focus of prevention efforts - is simply not a factor. Cholesterol screening fails to identify about 50% of those who have heart attacks in the US, because their total cholesterol is either normal or only slightly elevated (1)
Read More...The Connection Between Heart Disease and Inflammation
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In 1997, a study showed, for the first time, the link between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and heart disease. The public began to hear rumblings about testing for CRP a few years later.
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